Howto build from package source?

OK, I grabbed the latest xemacs-20 from CVS. Then I grabbed the xemacs-packages. I built the main code without any problem. Then I cd'd into the xemacs-packages directory I had just pulled. I did 'make'. This chugged along well for quite some time, until it hit gnus. Then it started complaining about not being able to load 'tm-view'. A little grepping didn't reveal who was asking for tm-view - although I do have a reference in my .emacs. Please tell me xemacs build isn't trying to load my .emacs. Any ideas?